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kristincas

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  1. What was the outcome? How did everything work out for you?
  2. You're not posting your anxiety - my goodness! Thanks for sharing your experience in this thread. I don't know if you really need to mention other acceptances. I would just stress your enthusiasm about this specific program and restate your interest and passion. Has anything happened since you last posted? Maybe there will be some movement as April 15 approaches!
  3. Well there's a good 3-4 weeks of movement left. Let us know how everything works out for you!
  4. Thanks for sharing your success story @CulturalCriminal! As for waitlist etiquette @worried2018, I only reached out a couple times to department grad admissions coordinators/admins to check on my waitlist status after a month or so. I took a pretty relaxed approach since it's pretty early in the season still for my program type, but I've read through a lot of threads and some people have had quite a bit of success by pinging programs regularly and staying in regular contact with POIs. I would just follow your instinct! Are you only on one waitlist? Are you accepted but waiting for a top choice? What's your story?
  5. Well, I started this post for inspiration, but now I will post here to inspire others. After finishing interviews this cycle, I was waitlisted without interview at one university and waitlisted after interview at three universities. I have since been admitted to my top choice! I hope that others start getting admissions offers as those with multiple offers make decisions. The last few months have been such an emotional roller coaster!
  6. Can anyone share waitlist success stories to encourage others through the waitlist process? There are some similar old threads that have been encouraging to me in the past, and I would like to revitalize the conversation. Did you or anyone you know come out on top against all odds or start the season off only being waitlisted?
  7. This is my second round of applying after my MS, too, and I've been waitlisted at 2 programs after interview and at 1 program without being invited to interview. It's so frustrating to be SO CLOSE! I've been reading past success stories of getting off the waitlist against all odds, and that has been very helpful this morning. Let us know updates as you receive them, and I wish you the best of luck!
  8. I've read in a Mitch's guide (clinical) that typically there are 3-6 interviewees invited per open slot.
  9. My first-ever interview was awkward on all accounts. During my first conversation with the grad students I was staying with, we were talking about crisis line work and tricky cases. I mentioned that I had a suicidal consumer who smoked weed to relax, and I couldn't tell him to do it or not do it - who was I to say yes or no if it helped him. So I said to do what you need to do to take care of yourself. At this point, the grad students looked at each other so as to say "this candidate is talking about something risque". I guess it wasn't yet legalized medicinally here. Ironically, literature now suggests that alcohol is a risk factor for suicide and marijuana may be somewhat protective. Anyway, it gets worse. One girl who I stayed with had a pet rat, and it had a "medical emergency" at 2am and had to be taken to an emergency vet. My thought: "it's a f***ing rat". Finally, when things couldn't get any worse, I got stuck on an elevator for over 2 hours with 6 other applicants during a clinic tour. We missed most of the social reception that was the closing event to the interview (i.e., networking and sealing the deal). The fire department had to come and get us out. It was literally the worst interview experience ever. On top of that, a couple current doctoral students I spoke to were a bit full of themselves. When I look back now, I just laugh. I wasn't supposed to go to this program, and nothing worked in my favor from the very beginning.
  10. Do you get the sense that all invitations have been sent out?
  11. @fenderpete. First, thank you for writing this! I've been seeing a lot of these posts, too, and the answer is: there isn't one! This is a nice guide, though. I'm not sure if this has been mentioned - too lazy to read through 43 pages of responses - but you should change your GRE reference. 700 is equivalent to very different percentile scores on new test format (97th for verbal and 59th for quantitative). Unless you meant combined score, for which there is no percentile equivalent. Either way, it's confusing and probably inaccurate. I'd just describe scores in percentiles, that way it doesn't matter which test version you're referring to. Thanks for considering feedback!
  12. Learn a new hobby, don't let yourself obsessively check things, focus on a new pub, savor the free time you have now to spend extra time with friends/family since that will go out the window when you start grad school
  13. Psygeek - I LOVE this! So spot on. I'm actually learning how to sew as of last week =P. I've heard so many random admissions stories, too! But never flipping a coin! lol!!! One of my mentors had a professor back in her day who rejected an applicant for simply "looking too pretty". Apparently there was no place for that back in the early 1980's haha! I think times have changed... but honestly, you just have no idea. I've people say to keep my wedding ring on and lie during interviews, others say that is antiquated and to just be myself (to which I agree). The details and preferences you could ruminate about are endless. So I agree... distract yourself, be authentic, and hope for the best.
  14. This is my second application round, and I don't feel as hopeless as I did back during my first application round in 2014. I feel like I have options if this doesn't pan out. My application is much stronger this year, and I've amassed some great research experience. Still, on a pessimistic day, it seems like nothing will beat out the competition and I'll waste so much energy on anxiety for nothing. What keeps you going during the waiting game? What do you think about instead of comparing yourself to others or scrutinizing your CV?
  15. I know that applicants often want a clear cut answer as to the likelihood that they will be accepted. However, the truth is that there are so many factors that you cannot account for, including your competition. The answer to your question also depends on what programs you're applying to and how your stats compare to their admissions data. Besides these factors, there are myriad individual preferences when it comes to PIs making their selections, and there's just no way to know if the planets will align in your favor. If you do get an interview, just be yourself and learn as much as possible about the PI's research and think about what you can bring to the table, etc.
  16. I'm applying to clinical psycho programs for the second time. While my CV has grown substantially and I feel like I have a strong application, I am constantly questioning EVERYTHING and know how much of a crap shoot this process is. At this point, I've confirmed that all of my applications are complete and are under review, but it's hard to not obsess. I'm trying to frame this all as being fatalistic to reduce my anxiety, but it's really hard to not think about every application detail and the competition constantly. >.<
  17. Does anyone have experience with writing a diversity statement for a successful application for clinical science? I do not mention adversity in my academic personal statement, but a program I might apply to specifically asks for diversity/adversity history. Is it okay to bare all if the program asks and you use that information to explain why you are a better candidate for it? Or will certain information work against you and seem divulge-y?
  18. How did the interview end up going? Any lessons learned you can share?
  19. Thanks That Research Lady! The planets aligned just right and I secured a program manager position in child psychiatry at a notable university. Thanks for your input! I felt the same way deep down.
  20. Thanks! It's been quite the journey. Best of luck to you, too! =)
  21. Yep Eveline, in that moment, i did not feel that I was 100% committed to the field anymore or felt unsure if I was on the right path anymore. This was also around the time that the new DSM came out, and I also felt discouraged by diagnostic validity issues and other personal challenges from my work in community mental health.
  22. Thanks! That's my gut feeling, too. It's nice to have a plan B and save some money before being broke again. I also agree it would take a while for the new role to pay off in terms of pubs or a LOR. This is TMI, but I used to work in community mental health and our program got shut down for political reasons when the Affordable Care Act was implemented (because our funding became up in the air and other factors). We became severely understaffed but still provided services 24/7. Most of the staff, including myself, became very burnt out and the center eventually closed. It was really tragic, and I questioned if I really wanted to work in this space anymore. I actually applied that year and turned down two offers. But now that I've had some time to recover and have been working in the private sector, I have realized that the only thing that I am truly passionate about as a career is clinical psychology. Everything else is "just a job". I just needed some time to recover and re-evaluate, and I know now more than ever that this is what I want to do with my life. And I came to this conclusion literally right after the last application cycle closed =P ... so here I am! #adultingishard
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